Injured Svindal set to miss World Cup season (Reuters)

(Reuters) – World downhill champion Aksel Lund Svindal is likely to miss the entire Alpine skiing season after tearing his Achilles tendon while playing football. The 31-year-old Norwegian was injured in Austria on Saturday, eight days before the World Cup season starts with a giant slalom in Soelden, Austria. “I was out for a little run with the rest of my team in Soelden,” said Svindal on his Facebook page. “We ended the session playing around with a ball. “Suddenly I felt something snap in my leg and I knew right away something was wrong. …